Aubry Tourvel is 9 when she and her sisters, Pauline and Sylvie, stumble across a strange well in a courtyard secreted between empty apartment buildings. The well is made of smooth gray stone, and its opening has been carved to resemble a face. The siblings assume it's a wishing well, and because the papers are full of terrible news, each resolves to sacrifice something precious for the greater good. Pauline drops in a gold chain to stop the socialists...

"Once upon a time, the Peacock sisters were little girls who combed each other's tangled hair. But decades of secrets have led them to separate lives - and to telling lies, to themselves and to one another. Sylvie is getting married. Again. A librarian and widow who soothes her grief by escaping into books (and shelving them perfectly), Sylvie has caught the attention of an unlikely match: Simon Rampling, a mysterious, wealthy man from Northern England....

Hey, all you cool cats and vampires, I'm witch and bounty hunter Sylvie Orion. Or at least I was. Who and what I am now seems to be up for debate. I mean, other than the fact I've been named the world's most wanted witch.(The reward is buy-your-own-island money. Hex, I even want to turn myself in)Currently, I'm missing my soul and all the magic that comes with it. For extra athame-in-the-eye fun, I'm being held prisoner by Shifter Nation. Whoa Goddess,...

Sometimes there's a heavy price to pay when two opposites attract…With her fondness for tattoos and spider jewelry Sylvie Miles is used to being pre-judged and misunderstood. She has friends and connections but she still feels alone, and works several jobs while daydreaming about finding a guy who sees further than skin deep and won't shy away from her battered heart. So when a hot pro hockey player with a smile as vast as his skills takes a shine...

Berührend, klug, hoffnungsvoll: Wie die Umarmung eines geliebten Menschen wärmt und tröstet Mikki Brammers Roman "Dieses schöne Leben". Eine wunderschöne Liebes- und Selbstfindungsgeschichte und eine lebensbejahenden Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Sterben. Umgeben von Büchern, vielfältigem Wissen und geliebten Ritualen verbringt Clover eine ungewöhnliche, aber liebevolle Kindheit bei ihrem Großvater, einem Professor, in New York. Als...

If you love Emily in Paris, you will love this BRAND NEW book in the Annie Valentine series from bestselling author Carmen Reid. Personal shopper Annie Valentine is back! Older and bolder! Fashion guru Annie is struggling to cope with her hectic life. With the demands of two older children, plus four-year-old twins, her marriage to Ed is in a romance-free rut and she's clinging by a couture thread to her job as the nation's favourite fashion fixer. And...

"It was a dark and stormy night, and everyone was sitting around the glowing fireplace, safe and warm against the raging weather outside. Someone said, 'John, tell us a story.' So, John began... " The story "Ghost Hunters" started a series with two spirit-guides recruiting the human John Earl Stark, a mystery writer and part-time cattle farmer. Since that humble beginning, an expanding team of spirit-guides and even goddesses have joined the Library,...

Driven and efficient businesswoman Vivienne Alexander reluctantly finds herself at a speed-dating night after her friend buys her a ticket. It'll probably be a waste of time anyway, she tells herself. She doesn't need a relationship to make her whole. So, when an alluring stranger with bright smiles and a riot of auburn hair predicts Vivienne will be in her bed by the end of the night, she's not sure which is more surprising: the sheer cockiness or...

Captain Laurence Weber and Lt. Chloe Guerin investigate when a body is found during an Art Noveau auction in Nancy.

A rookie on her first case has no idea of the painful secrets about to be revealed.